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My photo of a Davidson's plum tree in the latest issue (No. 131) of Wild magazine.
Thanks to Ang for inspiring me to use a 50mm lens.
This picture was published by ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot on social media with the following caption:
[🇫🇷 version FR 👇] Day 123, orbit 1907 — Bordeaux, the Garonne, its world‑renowned vineyards 🍇 and its “art de vivre”… France is so beautiful!
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Jour 123, orbite 1907 – Bordeaux, la Garonne, ses vignobles 🍇 mondialement connus et son art de vivre… Que la France est belle !
Credit: ESA/NASA – S. Adenot
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Lifetime Dream # 43 of my list of 155: I will compose a book and have it published. I will review different media types such as coffee table books, fiction and photo books. I will have the book assigned an ISBN#, available to be purchased through any book store.
Writing has always been a passion of mine. In fact, my first story was written when I was 7. I still remember typing away at the type writer in the kitchen of my parent’s house. If only it didn’t border copy right laws of George Lucas movies, I probably would have had my parents send it off!
As it is, I am publishing my journal as an art book, hopefully sometime this spring. It will be a collection of all 3,000 pages of my first journal. Though I doubt many (if any) will sell, I’ll probably do the same thing for my second journal as well!
Pictured: I am in post-production of the final pages of my journal. Half the journey is writing the experiences and journeys on the page; the second part of finishing the page. I emboss the page numbers, erase the pencil lines, color in the pictures, scan the pages… it’s a process for sure. The paint brush I use to brush off the eraser shavings- they love to stick to hands. In the bottom left is a test page of the layout for production of the journal!
This was published in the Edinburgh Evening News - taken nine days' previously.
I love these cranes - sadly their 'use' is a home to pigeons or other birds
Postcard published by Louis Kaufman and Sons, Baltimore, MD. Card mailed August 15, 1919 to E. L. Rinehart in Canton, OH. Message reads "We landed here at this ferry from Portsmouth. The bay was full of battleships. George."
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Hagerstown, Indiana (September 10, 2012) The new Model T Ford Museum is slated to hold its grand opening during Richmond’s Octoberfest on September 28 at 6 p.m. The museum which was previously located in Centerville, Indiana near the Warm Glow Candle Factory for 5 years moved just a few miles east to Richmond, Indiana’s Historical Depot District this past spring.
Since the move to Richmond volunteers have been steadily preparing the museum’s new home, displays and vehicles for the event.
Today, a photo shoot for the Model T Museum’s newly acquired 1930 Pietenpol Sky Scout was held at the Hagerstown Airport.
The plan arrived at the airport around 10:00 a.m. this morning and was assembled by Model T enthusiasts and many of them brought their own Model Ts to use during the photo shoot.
One of the people there today was Mr. Jay Klehfoth who is the CEO and publisher of the Vintage Ford Magazine.
Jay is a walking encyclopedia when it comes to all things Model T. I was to learn he’s pretty knowledgeable in a lot of areas too. During our walk around of the plane Jay pointed out one of the parts for the engine had been made by a former factory in Richmond of all places. And there are many other special things about this airplane I’m sure he’ll be writing about in the next issue of the the Vintage Ford Magazine. He not only knew a lot about the Pietenpol Sky Scout plane that was being photographed for the magazine cover. He’s pretty sharp when it comes to airports too. He said that the Hagerstown airport were today’s photo shoot was done has the longest grass landing strip in the United States which to me made it the perfect place for today’s event.
This Pietenpol that will be on display at the museum is powered by a 20 HP Model T engine which was modified to include dual-ignition which is used in aviation. According to an article in the AntiqueAirfield.com website from September 10, 2012 there was only one original Pietenpol Sky Scout built by Bernard Pietenpol himself, and just two replicas. The article also said that all 3 were still flying.
The new Model T Ford Museum is going to be an exciting addition to what is one of Indiana’s grandest historical areas and a must in this part of the Midwest.
Richmond is a perfect place for any day trip. But, if you want to see all that Richmond has to offer you’ll need to plan on staying several days.
The Model T Ford Museum is located in Richmond’s Historic Depot District at 309 N 8th St, Richmond, IN 47374 - 765-488-0026.
Model T Ford Museum website: www.mtfca.com/clubpages/museum.htm
Additional Information:
The Model T Ford Club of America has nearly 8,000 families worldwide. Members are from all 50 states and 41 other countries.
The Vintage Ford Magazine is published bimonthly by the Model T Ford Club of America, 119 W. Main Street, Centerville, Indiana and is mailed to all members. Subscription rates are $35.00 per year (six issues) in the United States ($42.00 Canada and $44.00 elsewhere) and include member ship in the club.
All correspondence should be ad dressed to:
THE MODEL T FORD CLUB
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P.O. Box 126
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765-855-5248 fax 765-855-3428
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Raw Video: Prepping Pietenpol Sky Scout For Photo Shoot youtu.be/7_JnszAF8GA
Video: Pietenpol Sky Scout Photo Shoot youtu.be/h3m6ZWgNJMg
Video: Model T Ford Museum Grand Opening Set youtu.be/OwIiE5O1UQk
Philadelphia artist Alex Lucas continues his excellent documentation of a long abandoned train tunnel underneath Providence, Rhode Island. Published in 2012 in an edition of 175. Available at alexlukas.com/inprint/under-providence/
The only facts known in relation to British merchant Charles Thompson are the ones he records in his travel account, about which some scholars have hypothesized that it is a fictional narrative. In any case, the work knew huge editorial success; first published in 1744, it was republished in 1752, 1754, 1767, and 1798. From the introduction, one learns that, following his father's death, Thompson inherited a large fortune and, from love of knowledge, in order to appease his sorrow and to satisfy his own natural curiosity, he started out on a long voyage, in the company of a freind who spoke several languages.
The travellers set out from London in March 1730. They crossed over from Dover to Calais, and travelled to Rouen, Paris and Marseille. They went on to Genoa, Milan, Parma, Modena, Bologna, Florence, Pisa and Sienna, to end up in Rome. In October 1731 they visited Naples, and then Ancona, Ravenna, Ferrara and Padua. They sailed to Malta from Venice in May 1732 and reached Chania in early June.
The two travellers left Crete a month later, and, after staying in Milos for a month, they visited Naxos, Paros, Antiparos, Delos, Syros, Kea, Kythnos, and reached Athens. They toured the monuments of the city and several locations in Attica, Boeotia and Phocis (Eleusis, Megara, Corinth, Livadeia, Arachova, Delphi and Thebes). In November 1732 they left for Istanbul, where they stayed for several months. In September 1733, they left the Dardanelles to visit Izmir, Chios, Samos, Patmos, Ephesus, Kos and Rhodes. They ended up in Cyprus in February 1734, from where they crossed over to the lands of the Middle East (Tripolis, Baalbek, Damascus, Beirut, Sidon, Jerusalem). In May 1734 they travelled to Egypt and toured Kairo, Alexandria and Mount Sinai. They returned to England in April 1735.
Thompson includes several details on travelling conditions as well as the history and the monuments of each country in his travel account. However, he is mostly interested in space, modern life, the human factor, social life, economy, production and commerce, and thus achieves to render an comprehensive and to a certain extent objective picture of the lands he visited in the early 18th century.
Written by Ioli Vingopoulou
İngiliz asıllı tüccar Charles Thompson hakkında bildiğimiz şeyler sadece vakayınamesinden aldığımız bilgilerdir. Ancak bu vakayınamenin hayal ürünü bir anlatı olduğu ileri sürülmüştür. Gene de eser büyük başarı görmüş, yayınlandığı 1744 yılından sonra, 1752, 1754, 1767 ve 1798 yıllarında yeniden basılmıştı. Kitabın önsözünde okuduğumuza göre, Thompson, babasının ölümünden sonra büyük bir mirasa sahip olmuş ve "bir yandan bilgilerini çoğaltma arzusu öte yandan baba ölümünün kendisinde yaratmış olduğu üzüntüyü unutmak, son olarak da merağını tatmin etmek için" uzun bir yolculuğa çıkmaya karar verir, yanına ise yoldaş olarak birçok dil bilen bir arkadaşını alır.
1730 yılı Mart ayında Londra'dan yola çıkarlar, Dover'den Calais'ye (okunuş: Kale) geçtikten sonra Rouen, Paris ve Marsilya'yı ziyaret ederler. Yolun devamında Cenova, Milano, Parma, Modena, Bologna, Floransa, Piza ve Sienna'dan geçip Roma'ya varırlar. 1731'in Ekim ayında Napoli'yi ziyaret ederler, arkasından Ancona, Ravenna, Ferrara ve Padova'ya geçerler. 1732 Mayıs ayında Venedik'ten vapura binip Haziran başlarında Hanya'ya varırlar. Bir ay sonra yeniden yola çıkıp Milos adasında bir hafta kaldıktan sonra Naksos, Paros, Antiparos, Dilos, Siros, Kea, Kithnos adalarını ziyaret ederler ve nihayet Atina'ya varırlar. Atina'daki tarihi anıtları, Attika, Viotia (Boeotia), Fokida yörelerini (Eleusis, Megara, Korint, Livadia, Arahova, Delfi, Thiva sitlerini) ziyaret ederler ve 1732 Kasım ayında İstanbul'a gitmek üzere yola çıkarlar. İstanbul'da birkaç ay kalırlar. Yolculuklarının devamında 1733 Eylül ayında Çanakkale'den yola çıkıp İzmir, Hios (Sakız), Samos, Patmos, Efes, Kos (İstanköy) ve Rodos'u ziyaret ederler. 1734 Şubat ayında Kıbrıs'tan geçtikten sonra Orta Doğu'ya devam ederler ve Trablus, Baalbek, Şam (Damascus), Beyrut, Sayda (Sidon), Kudüs'ü ziyaret ederler. 1734 Mayıs ayında Mısır'a seyahat edip Kahire, İskenderiye ve Sina'yı ziyaret ederler. 1735 Nisan ayında ise İngiltere'ye dönerler.
Thompson vakayınamesinde yolculuğun koşulları ve ziyaret ettikleri her yerin tarihi ve anıtları hakkında ayrıntılı bilgiler vermektedir. İlgisinin odaklandığı noktalar doğal mekân, çağdaş yaşam, insan unsuru, toplumsal yaşam, ekonomi, üretim, ticaret gibi konulardır. Thompson bu eseriyle 18. yüzyılın ilk yarısında sözkonusu yerlerle ilgili çok yönlü ve nesnel bir bakış aktarmaktadır.
Yazan: İoli Vingopoulou
UPDATE: After reading the recently published article about the new freshwater crab genus Cantopotamon, the crabs I found are certainly Cantopotamon zhuhaiense, described from the exact locality where I found them. Here is the link to this article:
zoolstud.sinica.edu.tw/Journals/56/56-41.pdf
The crabs were found in fast to slow-flowing hill streams on altitudes between 50 and 300 meters above sea level. They hide under stones and were occasionally observed leaving the water and climbing rock. At no site C. zhuhaiense was seen thriving sympatrically with the other Potamid I saw, Nanhaipotamon guangdongense, althuogh in the original description, they were observed living in the same habitat as Nanhaipotamon zhuhaiense and N. guangdongense.
Nevertheless, N. guangdongense was present in very small to small, more slow-flowing streams with sandy, muddy, or clay bottom, whereas C. zhuhaiense was found in broader, fast-flowing streams on gravel or sandy bottom.
Zhuhai, Guangdong
Fromer Text:
The freshwater crab genus Candidiopotamon is to date only known from Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands. The species described from Guangdong province by Dai, 1999 is now considered a synonym of C. rathbunae from Taiwan (See Shih & Ng, 2011).
Nevertheless, I found a few specimens resembeling no other Potamids from Guangdong province that I am aware of, but bear similarity to C. rathbunae. For no better name, the specimes are labeled C. cf. guangdongense. It is possible that there is a population of C. rathbunae or a new unknown species in Guangdong. Perhaps, the crabs I found belong to yet another species described by a single or few specimens from unknown localities in Guangdong, as Yarepotamon guangdongense.
The only dorsal image of Y. guangdongense I was able to find is in black and white and really small, and as I did not take an image of the male Gonopod or Maxilliped 3, there is no way to finally determine the status of the photographed specimen (link to the article here: lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/app/uploads/2017/06/45rbz237-264.pdf).
Published - VOGUE italia, photographed by Vital Agibalow ( face of HENSEL USA )MakeUp & Hair by Kate Romanoff Model - Tori Maisey
Photograph published in Committee to Unleash Prosperity in an article by Jonathan Becker published September 2nd, 2016.
"Lance Roberts Says the Surging Federal Deficit Is a Bad Sign for economic Growth".
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The Postcard
A postally unused postcard published prior to 1918 by B.B. of London. The photography was by Hutchinson & Svendsen. The image is a glossy real photograph, and the card has a divided back.
Miss Phyllis Dare
Phyllis Dare (15th. August 1890 – 27th. April 1975) was an English singer and actress, famous for her performances in Edwardian musical comedy and other musical theatre in the first half of the 20th century.
The Early Years
Born Phyllis Constance Haddie Dones in Chelsea, London, Dare first performed on stage at the age of nine, in the Christmas pantomime 'Babes in the Wood' (1899).
Later that year, she appeared as Little Christina in 'Ib and Little Christina'. She soon played Mab in the Seymour Hicks musical 'Bluebell in Fairyland', and at the age of 15, she took over the starring role of Angela in 'The Catch of the Season'.
In 1909, Dare created the role of Eileen Cavanagh in the hit musical 'The Arcadians', where she met the producer George Edwardes. This started a long association between the two, who collaborated on productions including 'The Girl in the Train', 'Peggy' and 'The Quaker Girl'.
In 1912, she starred in 'The Sunshine Girl'. In 1913 she joined the cast of 'The Dancing Mistress' as Nancy Joyce at the Adelphi Theatre, and continued to star in successful productions throughout the 1920's, including in the role of Mariana in 'The Lady of the Rose' (1922).
The Later Years
During her later career, she turned to straight plays, some of which included 'Aren't We All' in 1929, 'Words and Music' in 1932, and 'The Fugitives' in 1936.
Phyllis appeared occasionally in films, starring in 'The Argentine Tango and Other Dances' in 1913, 'Dr. Wake's Patient' in 1916, 'Crime on the Hill' in 1933 and 'Debt of Honour' in 1936.
In the 1940's she appeared in a tour of 'Full House', and was later cast in 'Other People's Houses'.
In 1949, Phyllis Dare opened as Marta the mistress in Ivor Novello's musical, 'King's Rhapsody'. The show ran for two years, and was Dare's last theatrical endeavour. She retired to Brighton in 1951, and died at the age of 84.
This photograph was published in the Illustrated Chronicle on the 29th of May 1915.
During the Great War the Illustrated Chronicle published photographs of soldiers and sailors from Newcastle and the North East of England, which had been in the news. The photographs were sent in by relatives and give us a glimpse into the past.
The physical collection held by Newcastle Libraries comprises bound volumes of the newspaper from 1910 to 1925. We are keen to find out more about the people in the photographs. If you recognise anyone in the images or have any stories or information to add please comment below.
Copies of this photograph may be ordered from us, for more information see: www.newcastle.gov.uk/tlt Please make a note of the image reference number above to help speed up your order.
Suspended Animation Classic #427
Originally published February 23, 1997 (#8)
(Dates are approximate)
The Flintstones; The Lords of Misrule
By Michael Vance
Yabadabadoo!
“The Flintstones” are back in new adventures that ring true to the Hana-Barbera animated series. It is not without reason that the original animated stories were a hit with both children and adults in primetime television.
Nor was it a fluke that until it was recently surpassed by “The Simpsons” animated series, Fred, Wilma, Barney, and Betty starred in the longest, first-run cartoon in television history.
Unless you’ve been living in the Stone Age … no, wait. Especially if you’ve been living in the Stone Age, you know the premise of the show. Fred Flintstone and cast poke fun at the modern stupidities of society by exaggeration and slapstick.
All of the animated story’s trademarks are included: mountains of food, everything made of stone, prehistoric monsters as the motors driving everything mechanical, and Fred and Barney as dopes saved by the wit and patience of their wives.
Yabadabadoo!
In this issue, Fred inherits a chain of bronto-burger stands and eats it into bankruptcy. He also forgets his anniversary and pays until his ears ring. AndFred and Barney uncover a mechanic’s scam that destroys those incredible stone cars so that he can repair them. The idea in each story is fun!
The art in this title perfectly matches the artistic style of the animated series. Internally consistent, visually appealing, and literate, it is wonderful to find characters who have not changed beyond recognition do to a string of artists who care nothing about continuity.
That disease is far too common in most superhero titles.
Undeniably, this is light entertainment. It is also recommended for young readers, or readers young at heart.
“The Flintstones #21/$1.50, 22 pages, Archie Comics/art and story: Kirschenbaum, Diaz studios, White, Leon, Lockmen/available wherever comics are sold.
MINIVIEW: “The Lords of Misrule” [Dark Horse]. A well done, slow descent into madness and horror with an English accent. As the fantasy world of “Wyrdfane” weeps into reality, will Mr. Goodfellow be sucked into his brother’s insanity? Not for children.
The Postcard
A postally unused carte postale published by Robert Laillet of Chartres. The card has a divided back.
The statue has unfortunately been vandalised at some point in its history.
Chartres
Chartres is a city and capital of the Eure-et-Loir department in France. At the 2019 census, there were 38,534 individuals living in the city.
Chartres is famous worldwide for its Gothic cathedral which is in an exceptional state of preservation. The majority of the original stained glass windows survive intact, while the architecture has seen only minor changes since the early 13th. century.
Part the old town, including most of the library associated with the School of Chartres, was destroyed by Allied bombs in 1944.
The Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres, is one of the finest and best preserved Gothic cathedrals in France and in Europe. Its historical and cultural importance has been recognized by its inclusion on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.
Chartres is built on a hill on the left bank of the river Eure. The medieval cathedral is at the top of the hill, and its two spires are visible from miles away across the flat surrounding lands. To the southeast stretches the fertile plain of Beauce, the "Granary of France", of which the town is the commercial centre.
Chartres cathedral was built on the site of the former Chartres cathedral of Romanesque architecture, which was destroyed by fire (that former cathedral had been built on the ruins of an ancient Celtic temple, later replaced by a Roman temple).
Begun in 1205, the construction of Notre-Dame de Chartres was completed 66 years later.
The stained glass windows of the cathedral were financed by guilds of merchants and craftsmen, and by wealthy noblemen, whose names appear at the bottom. It is not known how the famous and unique blue, bleu de Chartres, of the glass was created, and it has been impossible to replicate it.
Chartres in WWII
In World War II, the city suffered heavy damage, both by bombing and during the battle of Chartres in August 1944, but the cathedral was spared by an American Army officer who challenged the order to destroy it.
On the 16th. August 1944, Colonel Welborn Barton Griffith Jr. questioned the necessity of destroying the cathedral, and volunteered to go behind enemy lines to find out whether the Germans were using it as an observation post.
With his driver, Griffith proceeded to the cathedral and, after searching it all the way up its bell tower, confirmed to Headquarters that it was empty of Germans. The order to destroy the cathedral was withdrawn.
Colonel Griffith was killed in action later on that day in the town of Lèves, 3.5 kilometres (2.2 miles) north of Chartres. For his heroic action both at Chartres and Lèves, Colonel Griffith received, posthumously, decorations awarded by the President of the United States and the U.S. Military, and also from the French government.
Following deep reconnaissance missions and after heavy fighting in and around the city, Chartres was liberated on the 18th. August 1944, by the U.S. 5th. Infantry and 7th. Armored Divisions commanded by General George S. Patton.
Churches of Chartres
The Église Saint-Pierre de Chartres was the church of the Benedictine Abbaye Saint-Père-en-Vallée, founded in the 7th. century by Queen Balthild. At the time of its construction, the abbey was outside the walls of the city. It contains fine stained glass and, formerly, twelve representations of the apostles in enamel, created circa 1547 by Léonard Limosin, which now can be seen in the fine arts museum.
Other noteworthy churches of Chartres are Saint-Aignan (13th., 16th. and 17th. centuries), and Saint-Martin-au-Val (12th. century), inside the Saint-Brice hospital.
Museums of Chartres
Chartres' Museums include:
-- Le Musée des Beaux-Arts, a fine arts museum, housed in the former episcopal palace adjacent to the cathedral.
-- Le Centre International du Vitrail, a workshop-museum and cultural center devoted to stained glass art, located 50 metres (160 feet) from the cathedral.
-- Le Conservatoire du Machinisme et des Pratiques Agricoles, an agricultural museum.
-- Le Musée le Grenier de l'Histoire, a history museum specializing in military uniforms and accoutrements, in Lèves, a suburb of Chartres.
-- Le Musée des Sciences Naturelles et de la Préhistoire, a Natural science and Prehistory Museum (closed since 2015).
Other Features of Chartres
The river Eure, which at this point divides into three branches, is crossed by several bridges, some of them ancient, and is fringed in places by remains of the old fortifications, of which the Porte Guillaume (14th. century), a gateway flanked by towers, was the most complete specimen, until destroyed by the retreating German army on the night of the 15th./16th. August 1944.
The steep, narrow streets of the old town contrast with the wide, shady boulevards which encircle it and separate it from the suburbs. The Parc André-Gagnon lies to the north-west, and squares and open spaces are numerous.
Part of the Hôtel de Ville dates from the 17th. century, and is called l'Hôtel de Montescot. There is also La Maison Canoniale dating back to the 13th. century, and several medieval and Renaissance houses.
La Maison Picassiette, a house decorated inside and out with mosaics of shards of broken china and pottery, is also worth a visit.
There is also a statue of General Marceau (1769–1796), a native of Chartres and a general during the French Revolution.
The Economy of Chartres
Historically, game pies and other delicacies of Chartres are well known, and the city's industries have also included flour-milling, brewing, distilling, iron-founding, leather manufacture, perfumes, dyeing, stained glass, billiard requisites and hosiery.
More recently, businesses include the manufacture of electronic equipment and car accessories. Since 1976 the fashion and perfumes company Puig has had a production plant in the commune.
Pilgrimages
Chartres has been a site of Catholic pilgrimages since the Middle Ages. The poet Charles Péguy, who was born in 1873, revived the pilgrimage route between Paris and Chartres before the Great War.
At the outbreak of the war, Péguy became a lieutenant in the French 276th. Infantry Regiment. He died at the age of 41 in battle, shot in the forehead, near Villeroy, Seine-et-Marne on the 5th. September 1914, the day before the beginning of the Battle of the Marne. There is a memorial to Charles near the field where he was killed.
After the war, a number of students carried on the pilgrimage in his memory. Since 1982, the association Notre-Dame de Chrétienté, with offices in Versailles, organizes the annual 100 km (62 mi) pilgrimage on foot from Notre-Dame de Paris to Notre-Dame de Chartres. About 15,000 pilgrims, from France and countries outside France, participate every year.
The Bataclan Theatre Massacre
Chartres was the home of Omar Ismael Mostefaï aged 29, one of the three gunmen who attacked the audience at the Bataclan concert venue on the 13th. November 2015, starting at 21.40.
It was part of a carefully co-ordinated attack on Paris; over a 20 minute period, Islamist militants also killed and injured people at the Stade de France, and at six restaurants and cafes along the 10th. and 11th. arrondissements.
Shootings and bomb blasts on that night left a total of 130 people dead and hundreds wounded, with more than 100 in a critical condition.
The Start of the Bataclan Massacre
On the evening of the 13th. November 2015, the American rock band Eagles of Death Metal was playing to an audience of about 1,500 people at the Bataclan on the Boulevard Voltaire in the 11th. arrondissement of Paris.
One of the restaurants was a popular Cambodian eatery in the trendy Canal Saint-Martin area, where at least 12 people died. Another 19 people were killed at a busy restaurant on nearby Rue de Charonne.
Three dark-clad gunmen had been waiting in a black rental car near the venue for more than an hour, and were armed with Zastava M70 assault rifles. The M70 is a derivative of the Soviet AK-47, and can fire at a rate of 620 rounds per minute. Over 4 million of the hellish things have unfortunately been manufactured.
The terrorists were three French natives of Algerian descent. As the band was playing their song "Kiss the Devil", the three men got out of the car and opened fire on people outside the venue, killing three.
They then burst into the concert hall and sprayed the crowd with automatic gunfire. Witnesses heard shouts of "Allahu Akbar" as the terrorists opened fire. Initially, the audience mistook the gunfire for pyrotechnics. The band ran offstage and escaped with many of the crew, although their tour manager was killed.
Rows of people were mown down by gunfire or were forced to drop to the ground to avoid being shot. Survivors described hundreds of people lying beside and on top of each other in pools of blood, screaming in terror and pain.
The gunmen also fired up into the balconies, and dead bodies fell down onto the stalls below. For a few minutes, the hall was plunged into darkness, with only the flashes from the assault rifles as the gunmen kept shooting.
The terrorists shouted that they were there because of French airstrikes against Islamic State. A witness who was inside the Bataclan heard a gunman say:
"This is because of all the harm
done by Hollande to Muslims all
over the world."
A radio reporter attending the concert reported that:
"The terrorists were calm and determined, and they
reloaded three or four times. Two gunmen attacked
the concert hall; one gunman covered fire while
another reloaded to ensure maximum efficiency."
Whenever a gunman stopped to reload, members of the crowd, some with bullets in them, ran for the emergency exits, scrambling over each other to escape. Some were shot from behind as they fled, and the terrorists laughed as they shot them. Those who reached an emergency exit were shot by the third gunman, who had positioned himself there.
Other groups of people barricaded themselves in backstage rooms. Some smashed open the ceiling in an upstairs toilet, and hid among the rafters under the roof. Those who could not run lay still on the floor or under bodies pretending to be dead. One women was seen hanging from a third floor window.
According to survivors, the terrorists walked among those who were lying down, kicked them, and shot them in the head if there were any sign of life.
An eyewitness reported hearing the gunmen ask amongst themselves where the members of the Eagles of Death Metal were once the gunfire stopped. Mostefaï and another of the gunmen then went upstairs to the balconies, while the third attacker stayed downstairs and fired at people who tried to flee.
Initial Armed Response to the Terrorists
The Brigade of Research and Intervention (BRI) arrived on the scene at 22:15, soon followed by the elite tactical unit, RAID. At 22:15, the first two responding officers entered the building armed with handguns and encountered one of the terrorists who was standing on the stage.
The Jihadist died after being shot by the officers and detonating his explosive vest. Mostefaï and the other remaining gunman (Mohamed-Aggad) then fired upon the officers, forcing them to withdraw and wait for backup.
The Stand-Off
From this point, Mostefaï and the other attacker took about twenty hostages and herded them into a room at the end of a corridor located further within the building. They also seized the hostages' mobile phones and attempted to use them to access the Internet, but they were unable to find a signal.
Some of the hostages were forced to look down into the hall and out the windows and report what they saw. During this time, the two terrorists fired on police and first responders as they arrived at the scene.
At 23:30, an elite police squad entered the building. One unit evacuated survivors from downstairs, while another unit went upstairs. They found Mohamed-Aggad and Mostefaï, who had begun using hostages as human shields. They shouted out to police the number of a hostage's phone.
Over the next 50 minutes, they had four phone exchanges with a police negotiator, during which time they threatened to execute hostages unless they received a signed paper promising France's departure from Muslim lands.
The Police Assault
The police assault began at 00:20 and lasted three minutes. Police launched the assault because of reports that Mohamed-Aggad and Mostefaï had started killing hostages. Police using shields burst open the door to the room and exchanged fire with Mohamed-Aggad and Mostefaï while managing to pull the hostages one-by-one behind their shields. One terrorist detonated his explosive vest, and the other tried to do the same but was shot.
Ninety people were killed at the Bataclan on that night, and hundreds of others were wounded. Almost all of the deceased victims were killed within the first 20 minutes of the attack. All of the hostages were rescued without injury.
Police dog teams from the Brigade Cynophile assisted with body removal because of concerns that there could still be live explosives in the theatre. Identification and removal of the bodies took 10 hours, a process made difficult because some audience members had left their identity papers in the theatre's cloakroom.
Omar Ismael Mostefaï
The homegrown suicide bomber Omar Ismael Mostefaï was identified after his finger was found among the Bataclan concert hall carnage.
Mostefaï was born in the Paris suburb of Courcouronnes and had eight past convictions for petty crimes. He is said to have been radicalised by a Belgian hate preacher at a mosque in France.
The Jihadist was buried in the Cimetière Parisien de Thiais
located in Val-de-Marne.
Published by Ebal, Brazil 1967-1969
One of the 31 complete runs we acquired from the Pedigree collection Rio Grande do Sol, Brazil
Not every day i get the Opportunity to have my work seen in a magazine all over the world.
I was contacted last week by the editor of the ROSL a Magazine to ask if they could use my picture ...well you know me by now Sure...Yip Grrrrreat NO Problem.
The issue goes all over the world to all Commonwealth countries.and is dislplayed in overseas house in London and in Edinburgh.
I was as you would say jumping for joy when i seen this today my picture in the big picture and another wee bit of me and The photo "The Belfast Child"around the world
Info about Rosl-The Royal Over-Seas League ,Patron HM The Queen Vice Patron HRH Princess Alexandra Brief history of the Royal Over-Seas League
The Royal Over-Seas League is a unique institution. It is the practical embodiment of an idea conceived by a young man John Evelyn Wrench who saw what was then the British Empire not merely as a political and economic structure but as a 'far flung brotherhood of individual men and women of diverse creeds and races living under
differing conditions in different latitudes'. He sought to encourage friendship and understanding between them.
Founded in 1910 as the Over-Seas Club, it was granted a Royal Charter of Incorporation in 1922. To mark its Golden Jubilee in 1960, Her Majesty the Queen granted the title 'Royal'.
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Scan from book published in 1904. FLIEGENDE BLATTER. This image is IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN and you may use them as you like, though I'd love it if you left a comment when you do use them.
ALSO: I do not speak German and have not translated this, so I have no idea what it says. If you feel like translating, please do! I'd love to know what this says.
The Postcard
A postally unused carte postale that was published by Cie Alsacienne des Arts Photomécaniques of Strasbourg.
Lourdes
Lourdes is in southwestern France, and is famous for the 15 apparitions of Our Lady at Lourdes that are reported to have been seen in 1858 by 14 year old Bernadette Soubirous.
Reports of the apparitions have led to Lourdes developing into a major place of Christian pilgrimage and of alleged miraculous healings.
In fact on the rock face near the statue of Our Lady you could see crutches that have been discarded by some of the many disabled people who felt that they had been rendered mobile during their visit to the grotto. The crutches are no longer there.
The 150th. Jubilee of the first apparition took place on the 11th. February 2008 with an outdoor mass attended by approximately 45,000 pilgrims.
Today Lourdes has a population of around 15,000, but is able to take in some 5 million pilgrims and tourists every season. With about 270 hotels, Lourdes has the second greatest number of hotels in France after Paris.
Pop icon Madonna named her daughter Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon after the town.
A Poem by Rose Kelleher
There is a poem called "Lourdes" in the book Bundle o' Tinder, a collection of poems by Rose Kelleher which won the 2007 Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize.
In the poem she expresses doubts that she would clearly like to be resolved. Here is the poem:
"A trickle from a single spring
heals a few who travel to your grotto
high in the Pyrenees. You're hard to get to,
and can't fix everything.
One wound, one tumour at a time -
why must your miracle be watered down?
Let limbs regrow from stumps in Sierra Leone.
Now that would be a sign.
Burst the spigots. Overflow.
Send mercy surging down the mountainside,
washing over every borderline.
Don't just stand there. Go
to battlefields and seek us out.
Hurry, before the bodies start to smell.
Repack that soldier's brains inside his skull.
Cure my doubt".
The Columbus Metro Parks has included one of my photos (golden spider web at sunrise, take at Three Creeks Metro Park) in their Autumn edition of the Parkscope. Doing me cute happy dance : )
Marina And The Diamonds
Friday, June 5th, 2015
Bowery Presents
Webster Hall, NYC
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Estilismo: Paulo Mendez
Makeup: Marcelo Celis, Coni Montenegro.
Modelos: Danae Barla y Joanna Ferrari.
Pelo: Cristopher Maldonado, Romina silva, Felipe Cardenas.
Foto: Pedro Quintana.
Asist. foto. Caro Albornoz, Mathias Sielfeld.
Helvete yes! I am darn proud, my shot is printed in the local newspaper! Maybe not a big deal for others, but I am excited as hell :) Here's the shot on the other gallery: edwv.de/inhalt/galerie/index.php/Abfliegen-2014/IMG_4723
Whoohooo! :D
"A thousands of heavenly kilometres" the headline says. It's about how many kilometer we've flown and hours. Whatever your measurement is for a lived life. For fun or just a span of time filled with something little extraordinary. :)
File name: 06_10_020577
Title: Tyler Texas, rose capitol of the world
Created/Published: Pub. by East Texas Engraving Co., Tyler, Texas
Date issued: 1930-1945 (approximate)
Physical description: 1 print (postcard) : linen texture, color ; 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.
Genre: Postcards
Subjects: Cities & towns
Notes: Title from item.
Collection: The Tichnor Brothers Collection
Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department
Rights: No known restrictions